Question follow-through · 1248
Military Aircraft: Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to renew the contract with the Rotary Wing Command Support Air Transport Helicopter Service.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 23 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 25 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 5 Sept 2024 · 44 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
23 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to renew the contract with the Rotary Wing Command Support Air Transport Helicopter Service.
25 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Sept 2024
Answer published
No. The current contract will end in December 2024. To ensure value for money for the taxpayer this contract will not be renewed, and a £40 million budget for the provision of a future contract will be returned to the Ministry of Defence core budget.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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